Robust Transmission Scheme for Wireless Networks

1. A method of using a robust transmission protocol in a wireless communication environment, comprising: defining robust transmission time period (RTTP) resources, said RTTP resources identifying a location of at least one RTTP slot of a plurality of RTTP slots, wherein the RTTP slots are defined as potential candidates during which an orthogonalization protocol could be executed; and executing the orthogonalization protocol during the at least one RTTP slot, wherein the orthogonalization protocol provides orthogonalization between transmissions corresponding to different apparatuses, wherein the different apparatuses comprise different access points, wherein a different subset of a plurality of carriers is determined for each access point during the at least one RTTP slot, and wherein the access points reuse the plurality of carriers during non-RTTP slots.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the orthogonalization protocol provides complete orthogonalization between the transmissions.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the execution comprises randomly picking some of the RTTP resources for communication during the at least one RTTP slot.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the orthogonal protocol provides partial orthogonalization between the transmissions.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the partial orthogonalization is achieved by randomly picking some of the RTTP resources for communication during the at least one RTTP slot.

6. The method of claim 4 , wherein the partial orthogonalization includes reducing a power associated with at least a subset of carriers.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein execution comprises: receiving a channel quality feedback signal; and evaluating the channel quality feedback signal.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the channel quality feedback evaluation specifies a degree of orthogonalization to be used during the at least one RTTP slot.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the degree of orthogonalization comprises partial orthogonalization.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein defining the RTTP resources further comprises modifying a ratio of RTTP to non-RTTP slots based on a channel quality feedback signal.

11. The method of claim 1 , further comprising inserting at least one RTTP slot into a transmission schedule at defined intervals.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the defining of the RTTP resources is performed offline.

13. The method of claim 1 , wherein defining the RTTP resources comprises determining how often control data will be sent by at least one of the access points.

14. The method of claim 1 , wherein defining the RTTP resources is based on interference data.

15. An apparatus for using a robust transmission protocol, comprising: means for defining robust transmission time period (RTTP) resources, said RTTP resources identifying a location of at least one RTTP slot of a plurality of RTTP slots, wherein the RTTP slots are defined as potential candidates during which an orthogonalization protocol could be executed; and means for executing the orthogonalization protocol during the at least one RTTP slot, wherein the orthogonal protocol provides orthogonalization between transmissions corresponding to the apparatus and at least one other apparatus, wherein a different subset of a plurality of carriers is determined for each of the apparatus and the at least one other apparatus during the at least one RTTP slot, and wherein the apparatus and the at least one other apparatus reuse the plurality of carriers during non-RTTP slots.

16. An apparatus for using a robust transmission protocol comprising: a signal evaluator that defines robust transmission time period (RTTP) resources, said RTTP resources identifying a location of at least one RTTP slot of a plurality of RTTP slots, wherein the RTTP slots are defined as potential candidates during which an orthogonalization protocol could be executed; and a signal generator that executes the orthogonalization protocol during the at least one RTTP slot, wherein the orthogonalization protocol provides orthogonalization between transmissions corresponding to the apparatus and at least one other apparatus, wherein a different subset of a plurality of carriers is determined for each of the apparatus and the at least one other apparatus during the at least one RTTP slot, and wherein the apparatus and the at least one other apparatus reuse the plurality of carriers during non-RTTP slots.

17. The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the orthogonalization protocol provides complete orthogonalization between the transmissions.

18. The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the signal generator randomly picks some of the RTTP resources for communication during the at least one RTTP slot.

19. The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the orthogonalization protocol provides partial orthogonalization between the transmissions.

20. The apparatus of claim 19 , wherein the partial orthogonalization is achieved by randomly picking some of the RTTP resources for communication during the at least one RTTP slot.

21. The apparatus of claim 19 , wherein the partial orthogonalization includes reducing a power associated with at least a subset of carriers.

22. The apparatus of claim 16 , further comprising a receiver that receives channel quality feedback signal that is evaluated by the signal evaluator.

23. The apparatus of claim 22 , wherein the channel quality feedback evaluation specifies a degree of orthogonalization to be used during the at least one RTTP slot.

24. The apparatus of claim 23 , wherein the degree of orthogonalization comprises partial orthogonalization.

25. The apparatus of claim 16 , the signal generator further modifies a ratio of RTTP to non-RTTP slots based on a channel quality feedback signal.

26. The apparatus of claim 16 , the signal generator further inserts at least one RTTP slot into a transmission schedule at defined intervals.

27. The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the RTTP resources are defined offline.

28. The apparatus of claim 16 , to define the RTTP resources the signal evaluator determines how often control data will be sent by the apparatus.

29. The apparatus of claim 16 , the signal evaluator defines the RTTP resources based on interference data.

30. A non-transitory computer program product for using a robust transmission protocol comprising: a computer-readable medium comprising codes executable by at least one computer to: define robust transmission time period (RTTP) resources, said RTTP resources identifying a location of at least one RTTP slot of a plurality of RTTP slots, wherein the RTTP slots are defined as potential candidates during which an orthogonalization protocol could be executed; and execute the orthogonalization protocol during the at least one RTTP slot, wherein the orthogonlization protocol provides orthogonalization between transmissions corresponding to different apparatuses, wherein the different apparatuses comprise different access points, wherein a different subset of a plurality of carriers is determined for each access point during the at least one RTTP slot, and wherein the access points reuse the plurality of carriers during non-RTTP slots.

31. An access point, comprising: a receiver configured to receive a signal; a signal evaluator that defines robust transmission time period (RTTP) resources based on the received signal, said RTTP resources identifying a location of at least one RTTP slot of a plurality of RTTP slots, wherein the RTTP slots are defined as potential candidates during which an orthogonalization protocol could be executed; and a signal generator that executes the orthogonalization protocol during the at least one RTTP slot, wherein the orthogonalization protocol provides orthogonalization between transmissions corresponding to the access point and at least one other access point, wherein a different subset of a plurality of carriers is determined for each of the access point and the at least one other access point during the at least one RTTP slot, and wherein the access point and the at least one other access point reuse the plurality of carriers during non-RTTP slots.

32. A method for using a robust transmission protocol in a wireless communication environment, comprising: receiving a robust transmission protocol; and executing an orthogonalization protocol during one or more robust transmission time period (RTTP) slots defined by the robust transmission protocol as potential candidates during which the orthogonalization protocol could be executed, wherein the orthogonal protocol provides orthogonalization between transmissions corresponding to different apparatuses, wherein the different apparatuses comprise different access points, wherein a different subset of a plurality of carriers is determined for each access point during the at least one RTTP slot, and wherein the access points reuse the plurality of carriers during non-RTTP slots.

33. The method of claim 32 , further comprising: receiving a signal comprising reverse link interference indicator therein; and activating the one or more RTTP slots for use associated with a reverse link transmission based on the reverse link interference indicator.

34. The method of claim 33 , further comprising: evaluating a signal strength at which the reverse link interference indicator is received; and using the evaluated signal strength for the activation of the one or more RTTP slots.

35. The method of claim 33 , further comprising monitoring the received signal to verify that the reverse link interference indicator is provided and the received signal is decodable.

36. The method of claim 33 , further comprising adjusting a level of orthogonality for a reverse link transmission as a function of the signal strength of the reverse link interference indicator.

37. The method of claim 32 , further comprising employing a designated subset of available carriers for a reverse link transmission during at least one RTTP slot.

38. The method of claim 37 , further comprising continuing to employ the designated subset of available carriers for the reverse link transmission if the reverse link interference indicator is set by at least one access point that is not serving an access terminal.

39. An apparatus for using a robust transmission protocol in a wireless communication environment, comprising: means for receiving a robust transmission protocol; and means for executing an orthogonalization protocol during one or more robust transmission time period (RTTP) slots defined by the robust transmission protocol as potential candidates during which the orthogonalization protocol could be executed, wherein the orthogonal protocol provides orthogonalization between transmissions corresponding to different apparatuses, wherein the different apparatuses comprise different access points, wherein a different subset of a plurality of carriers is determined for each access point during the at least one RTTP slot, and wherein the access points reuse the plurality of carriers during non-RTTP slots.

40. An apparatus for using a robust transmission protocol in a wireless communication environment, comprising: a receiver that receives a robust transmission protocol; and a signal generator that executes an orthogonalization protocol during one or more robust transmission time period (RTTP) slots defined by the robust transmission protocol as potential candidates during which the orthogonalization protocol could be executed, wherein the orthogonal protocol provides orthogonalization between transmissions corresponding to different apparatuses, wherein the different apparatuses comprise different access points, wherein a different subset of a plurality of carriers is determined for each access point during the at least one RTTP slot, and wherein the access points reuse the plurality of carriers during non-RTTP slots.

41. The apparatus of claim 40 , the receiver further receives a signal comprising reverse link interference indicator therein and the signal generator activates the one or more RTTP slots for use associated with a reverse link transmission based on the reverse link interference indicator.

42. The apparatus of claim 41 , further comprising: an indicator evaluator that evaluates a signal strength at which the reverse link interference indicator is received; and the signal generator uses the evaluated signal strength for the activation of the one or more RTTP slots.

43. The apparatus of claim 41 , the indicator evaluator further monitors the received signal to verify that the reverse link interference indicator is provided and the received signal is decodable.

44. The apparatus of claim 41 , the signal generator adjusts a level of orthogonality for a reverse link transmission as a function of the signal strength of the reverse link interference indicator.

45. The apparatus of claim 40 , the signal generator employs a designated subset of available carriers for a reverse link transmission during at least one RTTP slot.

46. The apparatus of claim 45 , the signal generator continues to employ the designated subset of available carriers for the reverse link transmission if the reverse link interference indicator is set by at least one access point that is not serving the apparatus.

47. A non-transitory computer program product for using a robust transmission protocol in a wireless communication environment, comprising: a computer-readable medium comprising codes executable by at least one computer to: receive a robust transmission protocol; and execute a robust transmission protocol during one or more robust transmission time period (RTTP) slots defined by the robust transmission protocol as potential candidates during which the orthogonalization protocol could be executed, wherein the orthogonal protocol provides orthogonalization between transmissions corresponding to different apparatuses, wherein the different apparatuses comprise different access points, wherein a different subset of a plurality of carriers is determined for each access point during the at least one RTTP slot, and wherein the access points reuse the plurality of carriers during non-RTTP slots.

48. An access terminal, comprising: an antenna; a receiver that receives a robust transmission protocol via the antenna; and a signal generator that executes an orthogonalization protocol during one or more robust transmission time period (RTTP) slots defined by the robust transmission protocol as potential candidates during which the orthogonalization protocol could be executed, wherein the orthogonal protocol provides orthogonalization between transmissions corresponding to different access points, wherein a different subset of a plurality of carriers is determined for each access point during the at least one RTTP slot, and wherein the access points reuse the plurality of carriers during non-RTTP slots.